by - June 4, 2017 10:07 am
Arkansas Children’s CEO Marcy Doderer is leading an expansion of the pediatric hospital’s mission, while simultaneously preparing for the opening of a Northwest Arkansas facility and raising concerns about kids…
by - June 4, 2017 9:47 am
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., agrees with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that 50 votes for healthcare reform don’t presently exist in the U.S. Senate. “Mitch is a pretty good vote-counter…
by - June 2, 2017 9:55 am
C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., chair of the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, was invested Thursday (June 1) in the Carl L. Nelson, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedic…
by - June 1, 2017 4:21 pm
A former executive at Windstream and Alltel is co-owner of a company seeking to be the first medical marijuana testing lab in Arkansas. Berkeley, Calif.-based Steep Hill Labs announced Thursday…
by - May 30, 2017 1:02 pm
Professor Mark Smeltzer of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received $11 million in federal funding for microbiology and immunology research, according to a news release. The funding…
by - May 25, 2017 10:39 am
Arkansas Foundation of Medical Care of Little Rock recently received four awards from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts in its 23rd annual Communicator Awards competition. The international competition…
by - May 24, 2017 10:40 am
Bio-Tech Pharmacal, a Fayetteville-based nutraceutical manufacturer, has received approval for its D3-50, or Vitamin D3-50,000 IU. ConsumerLab.com LLC, which independently tests products and publishes the results on its website, evaluated…
by - May 24, 2017 10:36 am
Arkansas’ Medicaid program saved more than $34 million in 2015 because of a program meant to reduce costs and incentivize care quality, a new report says. The 3rd Annual Statewide…
by - May 23, 2017 11:59 am
Springdale-based Ozark Guidance, a nonprofit community mental health center, has named Eureka Springs native Laura H. Tyler as chief executive officer. She is replacing Cynthia Curatalo, who is retiring. Tyler…
by - May 21, 2017 9:59 am
The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says small businesses participating in the Small Business Health Options Program, or SHOP, will enroll directly with health insurers rather than…
by - May 19, 2017 1:52 pm
It will likely be 2018 before marijuana dispensaries in Arkansas are ready to distribute marijuana to those with medical permits, but now is the time for businesses to revamp their…
by - May 18, 2017 1:25 pm
In an effort to address the state’s growing nursing shortage, CHI St. Vincent and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock on Thursday (May 18) announced a three-year initiative to…
by - May 18, 2017 9:59 am
The Northwest Arkansas regional campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded $2.1 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The three-year award will…
by - May 18, 2017 9:43 am
Arkansas’ individual Marketplace health insurers are filing rate requests amidst uncertainty over the future of cost sharing reduction payments, though one analysis said the change could reduce the number of…
by - May 16, 2017 9:19 pm
NEA Baptist Clinic CEO Brad Parsons told Talk Business & Politics he hopes any changes to the national healthcare laws won’t result in fewer Arkansans with health insurance. Last year,…
by - May 11, 2017 9:15 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (May 10) expressed some concerns that the GOP-sponsored health care reform bill will shift some healthcare costs to states, but said Congress took “necessary action”…
by - May 11, 2017 9:08 am
The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas is collaborating with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health to…
by - May 9, 2017 5:42 pm
Robert Coon and Jessica DeLoach Sabin are our guests on today’s Talk Business & Politics Daily program. Sabin is a longtime contributor to Talk Business & Politics, while Coon is…
by - May 8, 2017 1:33 pm
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers is establishing a nursing residency program, starting this summer with 26 nurses, according to a news release. The goal for the 12-month program is…
by - May 7, 2017 10:33 am
After a regular and special session, four state executions, and floodwaters threatening lives and commerce, Governor Asa Hutchinson has been in overdrive the first five months of 2017. “It’s been…
